Expleo USA

Required qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or related field, or strong experience (6 years) developing software solutions and/or automation framework experience
• Expert level knowledge of Java, C#, or other Object-Oriented languages
• Proficiency with writing advanced queries
• Experience utilizing test automation tools (e.g. Selenium, Appium) and frameworks
• Wide-ranging understanding of design patterns (e.g. SOLID)
• Understanding of REST and SOAP services, XML, HTML, CSS & JavaScript
• Experience with common tools such as Atlassian Jira, Visual Studio, Azure DevOps, TFS
• Proficient at formulating test automation scripts / scenarios
• Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills

o   Able to report clearly on progress (issues, blockers, execution status, etc.) with appropriate detail for audience

o   Coordinates the information gathering and reporting process, conducting research to define problems and preparing responses to anticipated questions

o   Accurately identifies project risks and reports effectively to relevant stakeholders. Manages issues, risks, actions, dependencies, and defects to the success of the project

o   Openly discusses design concepts, conducts presentations, and can define new technology implementations and/or advanced development processes

o   Presents on the latest solutions / improvements to client’s methods, tools, and processes

• Proactive / self-starter
• Proven ability to work within teams but also independently
• Proven ability to influence others and provide feedback

• Assist Chapter in researching, recommending, implementing, and maintaining automated testing frameworks and tools.
• Identify appropriate automation technologies to meet the goals of the Agile organization while focusing on the simplest and most effective solution to meet the defined needs for each team.
• Identify areas where test automation would add the highest value and then prioritize/automate testing through the efficient creation/maintenance of quality automation code.
• Collaborate with team members to build highly maintainable and reusable automation modules, following best practices and standards in testing and code health.
• Develop innovative methods to find solutions and improve quality, test efficiency, and regressions coverage.
• Highly skilled professional with development as well as testing knowledge with proven ability to educate team members on test automation and drive adoption.
• Create automation test scripts/code with inputs and expected results as part of a test framework in support of test automation within the agile development process.
• Develop code using Object-Oriented programming practices and design patterns for automated tests according to test scripts and expected results.
• Develop test automation solutions from scratch.
• Develop mocks/stubs to facilitate unit/integration testing.
• Assist developers in reviewing and determining the completeness of unit test code coverage.
• Collaborate with the CICD team members to integrate automation test code into the pipeline process. Octopus experience a plus.
• Interpret automation test results and prepare comprehensive metrics and test reports.
• Support integration, functional, regression, UI, security, load/stress, performance, and reliability testing efforts and associated analysis.
• Contribute to designing and implementing strategies to manage test data for emergent architectures and agile development.
• Design test scenarios, acceptance criteria and test data.
• Identify and track defects; work with developers, quality assurance specialists, and business analysts to identify and isolate issues.
• Experience in leading test automation practices for Agile and DevOps teams across an agile environment.
• Experience influencing multiple teams in the successful implementation of test automation strategies while continuously promoting the adoption of new technologies, and coding design patterns for software automation.
• Persuasion of product owners and developers across an agile organization to design, develop, and execute effective test automation capabilities and build quality into business technology solutions.
• Proven experience with the evaluation of efficiency and effectiveness of testing design patterns, test automation tools and processes.
• Proven experience planning, designing, and implementing testing strategies and automation for large and complex business systems.
• Proven experience creating/maintaining complex test data sets.
• Propose new forms of data and metrics to allow the team to make decisions on where to focus and improve our tests.
• Strong Development skills in C#, JavaScript, PowerShell and SQL.
• Extensive experience in developing, executing and monitoring automated test suites using MS Test, NUnit, TestNG, Cucumber/SpecFlow, Selenium and Postman.
• Agile mindset and fast to adapt to change.
• Excellent communication, and time management skills.
• Must demonstrate ability and desire to continually learn.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills and out-of-the box thinking.
• Expert in the following types of automated testing: unit, integration of APIs, UI, performance and scalability, security and data management. 

• 10+ years 
• Leadership 
• Test Architecture and Desgin 
• Lead Efforts and Resources 
• C#, .net 
• Object Oriented Desgin 
• Selenium

Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or related field, or strong experience (4 years) developing software solutions and/or automation experience

• Experience with Java, C#, or other Object-Oriented languages
• Proficiency with writing complex queries
• Experience utilizing test automation tools (e.g. Selenium, Appium) and frameworks
• Wide-ranging understanding of design patterns (e.g. SOLID)
• Understanding of REST and SOAP services, XML, HTML, CSS & JavaScript
• Experience with common tools such as Atlassian Jira, Visual Studio, Azure DevOps, TFS
• Proficient at formulating test automation scripts / scenarios
• Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills
• Able to report clearly on progress (issues, blockers, execution status, etc.) with appropriate detail for audience
• Coordinates the information gathering and reporting process, conducting research to define problems and preparing responses to anticipated questions
• Identifies project risks and reports effectively to relevant stakeholders. Manages issues, risks, actions, dependencies, and defects to the success of the project
• Proactive / self-starter
• Proven ability to work within teams but also independently
• Proven ability to learn new technical skills and technologies and continually add and refresh technical skills
• Excellent client-facing skills, experience in developing partnerships with the team and client and collaborating with others to exceed client expectations.
• Ability to solve complex problems and has experience in proposing different options and solutions for approaching and resolving issues.
• Adaptable and responds positively to changing business issues.  Sees change as an opportunity to improve performance
• Experience in Agile teams

Software QA experience

• Knowledge or understanding of Test Management Systems
• Experience in writing test plans and test cases
• Experienced understanding of functional automation
• Understanding of traceability records, from test cases back to requirements.  Can report on system quality and collects metrics on test cases.
• Ability to mentor Jr. SDET’s, and others and clearly explain concepts and best practices

Preferred qualifications

• Experience using behavior or test-driven development
• Experience with mobile application development and testing
• Solid understanding of CI/CD principles and tooling
• Comprehensive understanding of unit and code-integration testing
• Professional attitude, has developed a reputation as a trusted advisor
• Quality Assurance certification